Table 4.
Relation between the Expression of Tissue Markers and the Grades of HCC
| Grade of HCC and Dysplasia | TTF-1 | RAGE | GLUT-1 | SOX2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | low | High | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | ||
| G1(10) | N(%) | 1a (10.0%) | 9b (90.0%) | 1a (10.0%) | 9b (90.0%) | 0a (0.0%) | 10b (100%) | 2a (20.0%) | 8a (80.0%) |
| G2(15) | N(%) | 3a (25.0%) | 12b (75.0%) | 3a (25.0%) | 12b (75.0%) | 6a (40.0%) | 9b (60.0%) | 2a (13.33%) | 13b (86.67%) |
| G3(8) | N(%) | 2a (25.0%) | 6a (75.0%) | 4a (50.0%) | 4a (50.0%) | 0a (0.0%) | 8b (100%) | 1a (12.5%) | 7b (87.5%) |
| LCD(15) | N(%) | 0a (0.0%) | 15b (100%) | 0a (0.0%) | 15b (100%) | 3a (25.0%) | 12b (75.0%) | 0a (0.0%) | 15b (100%) |
Each subscript letter denotes a subset of marker expression score categories whose column proportions do not differ significantly from each other at the .05 level; LCD, Liver cell dysplasia